Category Archives: Crime

Jury Selected for Federal Trial Over George Floyd's Killing
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A jury was picked Thursday for the federal trial of three Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd's killing, with the judge stressing repeatedly that fellow Officer ...
Associated Press Jan 20, 2022 AP Photo/Julio Cortez

Jury Selection Begins in Ex-Officers' Federal Trial
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Jury selection began Thursday in the federal trial of three Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd's killing, with a judge dismissing potential jurors for reasons r...
Associated Press Jan 20, 2022 Hennepin County Jail via AP Photos

Former MPD Officers State Trial Moved to June
(KNSI) - The aiding and abetting murder and manslaughter trial of three former Minneapolis Police Officers accused of taking part in the killing of George Floyd will take place this summer. Judge Pete...
Jake Judd Jan 19, 2022 Associated Press

Man Charged After Allegedly Demanding Money from a Good Samaritan
(KNSI) - A Kimball man is facing charges after allegedly trying to rob someone who had stopped to help with what they thought was a stalled car. The victim told police he left work on January 14th and...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jan 19, 2022 Stearns County Jail

Media Groups Protest Courtroom Restrictions for Three Ex-Officers' Trial
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A coalition of media groups says restrictions on access to the federal civil rights trial of three former Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd's death amount to an un...
Associated Press Jan 19, 2022 Pixabay

19-Year-Old Charged After Allegedly Having a Sexual Relationship with a 15-Year-Old Girl
(KNSI) - A 19-year-old from Roscoe is charged with two counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct after allegedly having sex with a teenage girl. According to the criminal complaint, investigators...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jan 19, 2022 Stearns County Jail

St. Cloud Man Sentenced to Prison for Becker County Burglary and Fraud Charges
(KNSI) - A 35-year-old St. Cloud man has been sentenced to prison out of Becker County on burglary and fraud charges. According to the criminal complaint, in September of 2020, Brian Crabtree was accu...
Jennifer Lewerenz Jan 19, 2022 Unsplash

St. Cloud 'Boogaloo' Member Sentenced to Prison on Gun Charge
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A Minnesota man who authorities say is a self-proclaimed member of the anti-government "boogaloo" movement and had discussed a willingness to kill police was sentenced Tuesday to tw...
Associated Press Jan 18, 2022 Sherburne County Jail

Sold For Sex: A Parent's Warning
(KNSI) - A Minnesota couple has come forward with their story describing how their daughter became a sex trafficking victim. The video, titled "Sold For Sex: A Parent's Warning For Minnesota Families"...
Jeff McMahon Jan 18, 2022 Unsplash

Do Minnesota Cases Show It's Getting Easier to Convict Cops?
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - First, it was Mohamed Noor - convicted of murder for shooting an unarmed woman who approached his police SUV. Then it was Derek Chauvin, found guilty of murder for using his knee to...
Associated Press Jan 18, 2022 Hennepin County Jail